Sky Bet football punters were celebrating a highly profitable night on Wednesday as the top 13 favourites for multiples all won.

Manchester City, Real Madrid, Napoli, AC Milan, Porto, Athletic Bilbao, Espanyol, Galatasary, Benfica were among the popular selections, while a number of handicap markets and price boosts came in for customers.

One of those price boosts included the 16/1 offered for Manchester City to beat Blackburn 5-0 in their FA Cup third-round replay at the Etihad Stadium and the hosts duly obliged.

The bad night for the bookies came hot on the heels of a punters paradise of a weekend which saw Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United, Everton and Tottenham all win.